Wind-shield.



P. LAWTON;

WIND SHIELD.-

, APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18, 1912. v .1,083,1 O8, Patented Dec. 30,1913.

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F. A. LAWTON.

WIND SHIELD.

APPLIUATIOR FILED JUNE 18, 1912. 1,083,108, Patented DeC.30,1913.

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Witnesses UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRED A. LAWTON, OF LUNENBURG, MASSACHUSETTS.

WIND-SHIELD.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED A. LAw'roN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lunenburg, in the county of Vorcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements inWind-Shields, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wind shields for self-propelled vehicles, theobject in v ew being to provide a sectional and folding wind shield,having asection or sections will be hereinafter more fully described,

illustrated in. the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claimhereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure l is a side elevation of the front portion of anautomobile, sho ing the improved wind shield applied t-heeto, andillustrating the normal position of the wind shield in full lines, andthe hinged joints.

folded position thereof in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a. plan view of thesame. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the lower Fig. 4 isa similar view of the upper hinged joint. Fig. 5 is a side elevation,similar to Fig. 1, showing a slightly modified form of wind shield. Fig.6 is a plan view of the same.

Referring to .the drawings, 1 designates the forward portion of anautomobile b-z 2 representing the usual dash arranged just back of themotor.

In carrying out the present invention, I provide two vertical posts 3,extending up from the o posite sides of the body, to which the EIOVablBsections of the wind g -shield are connected, so as to swing on an obliqc axis.

In he preferred embodiment of the invention, I provide two hingedsections, each of which comprises the upwardlyl curving and rearwardlyextending side barQi, and the substantially horizontal aiwi inwardlyextending top bar sections 5.

Specification of Letters Patent. I Patented De 3 0, 1913 Applicationfiled June 18, 1912. Serial No. 704,337.

In addition to the two sections just referred to, the wind shieldcomprises a central brace 6, the forward end of which is connected tothe dash board in any convenient manner, and the rear upwardly curvingterminal portion of which is provided with the inclined or obliquelydisposed pintles 7, upon which the inner ends of the top bar sections 5are journaled, by providing said bars with eyes to receive the pintles.Each top bar section 5 is formed integrally with the adjoining side bar4, as shown in Fig. 2, thereby forming an L-shaped or two-sidedstretcher for the cover.

- At their lower and forward extremities, the side bars 4. are connectedto the tops of the posts 3 by obliquely disposed pintles 8 which are inthe same linewith the pintles 7, above referred to, and it will now beobserved that by taking hold of the upper outer corner .of one of thehinged sections of the wind shield frame, said section may beswung-forward away from the seat in an oblique path toward thelongitudinal cen ter of the vehicle body. In other words, each hingedsection of the wind shield frame is adapted to be moved toward and awayfrom the seat, in a path oblique to the longitudinal axis of the vehiclebody.

When the hinged sections of the wind shield are in the positionillustrated by full lines in Fig. 1, for example, they constitute anadmirable support and stretcher for the body br covering of the \vindshield, which is of a flexible nature, and when swung forward in themanner indicated, they are not in the way, and therefore admit of theready entrance or exit of the occupant of the seat adjacent to thefolding section or sections of the shield. Furthermore, by folding thewind shield in the manner described, convenient access may behad to thefloor or dash of the vehicle, for inspection or repair purposes.

9 designates flexible stays connected at one end to the dash, and attheir opposite ends to the top bars of the wind shield sections, so asto limit the backward movement of the hinged sections; As a furtherpreventive of the hinged sections swinging back too far. a restrainingmetalloop 10 or other stop is provided on the top of each of the posts3.

ainst which theside bars of the hinged st tiorr-rest, when thrown back.The fabric with which the wind shield frame is covered may consist ofany well-known material, such as celluloid -or some like substance,which is capable of flexing to accommodate the swinging movements .ofthe hingedsections of the wind shield frame.-

The wind shield frame hereinabove described and illustrated in fi s. 1and. a, comprises two hinged sections, so as to ,permit a person toreadily enter the vehicle from either side. Where it is desired to enterthe vehicle from one side only, the construction illustrated in Figs. 5and 6 may be resorted to, wherein it will be observed that thestationary section of the wind shield comprises a stationary side bar11, having an integrally formed post 12 vehicle body. The entire topliar 13 and the remaining side bar 14 are formed in one piece, and thisconstitutes the swinging part of the-wind shield frame, the same beingpermanently connected, at '15, to the upper extremity of the arm 11, andalso pivotally connected, at 16, to the upper extremity of the post 17at the opposite side ofthe vehicle body. This last-named wind shieldframe is covered with the same flexible fabsecured to one side of theric that has been referred to in connection with the frame illustratedin Figs. 1 and 2.

What is claimed is:

A wind shield comprising a frame embodying a rearwardly inclinedstationary bar, means for rigidly fastening the front extremity of saidbar to the machine frame in front of the Flane of the seat, a rigid sidepost, an L-s iaped stretcher formed in one piece embodying a rearwardlyinclined side bar and an integral top bar, said bars being permanentlyconnected at their ext-remlties by pivots to said post and stationarybar on a common axis oblique to the longitudinal" axis of the machine, aflexible sta connected to said top bar near its outer en and to themachine frame and serving to limit the backward movement of the movablecorner of the shield frame and a flexible cover attached along its edgesto the top and side bars of the movable stretcher.

, In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

FRED A. LAWTON.

Witnesses:

EMMA W. LAWTON,

Lns'rnn L. LAwToN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

